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How smart building technology will revolutionize e-commerce and in-store purchases, changing demand for retail and industrial brokers

The Broker List Blog

9/6/2017

Smart building technology and retail innovations are making both e-commerce and physical retail more seamless. Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole Foods signals a major change in retail tech integration, one that is coming even sooner than we thought. As retail technology advancements continue, the needs of retail CRE buyers and investors will shift. What is smart building technology? The Internet of Things is a term used to describe the connection of any tech device to the internet and/or any oth…

Start Next Quarter Strong: 4 Ways to Fill Your Pipeline via Your CRM

Wise Agent Blog

9/6/2017

Start Next Quarter Strong: 4 Ways to Fill Your Pipeline via Your CRMSeptember 6, 2017|In Uncategorized|By Wise Agent As a real estate agent, your business depends on having a healthy list of clientele in order to boost sales and close more deals. Now you may be wondering, “What happens when the pipeline has dried up and it is a struggle to find leads?” This is an excellent opportunity to utilize all of the features your CRM has to offer to find new ways to build your list of real estate clients….

Companies Are Paying $33M More A Year To Be Close To Tech Talent

Bisnow – Seattle Commercial Real Estate News

9/6/2017

When it comes to the search for young tech talent, companies are not sparing any expense. Some employers are even paying a $33M annual premium to be located in the country's top tech city over a burgeoning market. "Since the cost of talent is the largest expense for most firms, the quality of that tech talent is becoming one of their most important considerations," CBRE Director of Research and Analysis in the San Francisco Bay Area Colin Yasukochi said in a statement. Employers a…

Using Twitter as a PR Tool

WAV Group Blog

9/6/2017

Using Twitter as a PR Tool by Kevin Hawkins on September 5, 2017 Twitter is probably one of the most ignored social media channels in real estate marketing and PR, which is remarkable considering its breadth and depth: 328 million monthly active users and 67 million of them in the U.S., a half-billion Tweets per day, and 80% of users access Twitter on their mobile devices. Okay, admittedly, Twitter also has 20 million fake users, and the profile of a “typical” Twitter user is (unfortunately) not…

Will blockchain technology transform real estate?

JLL Real Views

9/6/2017

It's been described as a technology that will ‘change the world'. Banks believe it could be the future of financial transactions, utilities hope it will modernise the grid and musicians anticipate that it could change the way they receive royalties without going through a record label. So what is this disruptive technology that is having a transformative impact on how business is done? Blockchain isn't a household buzzword yet but it is fast becoming the new method through which d…

Building Equity in Chicago’s Tech Sector

Metropolitan Planning Council – News

9/5/2017

Neal Sales-Griffin hasn’t always been into computers. But after graduating from Northwestern University, Sales-Griffin taught himself code. An African-American who grew up lower-income in Kenwood on the South Side of Chicago, Sales-Griffin soon realized that there were few opportunities for a young man like him to explore computer science. Today, he’s the CEO of CodeNow, a program that teaches young people the tech skills necessary in our changing economy. CodeNow has graduated more than 2,000 s…

New rooftop cooling tech beams excess heat into outer space

Inhabitat – Phoenix

9/5/2017

Heat rises, and, with a little help from scientists, can soar as high as outer space. A team at Stanford University has created a roof-mounted system which cools buildings, without the need for electricity, by incorporating solar panel-like machines that beam heat into the cold expanse of space. This system, known as radiative sky cooling, is seen as an early step to developing a full strength system to cool buildings without the need for an external energy source. This could prove enormously be…

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CRETECH

9/5/2017

CONTACTCindy McLaughlin, CEO, EnvelopeTHE SCOOPIt’s almost impossible not to like Cindy. We met recently on a rainy day at The Standard Hotel for coffee. Had a really nice connection with her from the beginning! But under that charming, funny, self depreciating and down to earth exterior lies a wicked smart and driven entrepreneur. Just look at her background and education…MIT, Shop Architects – one of the leading firms in the world, on the Board of the Brooklyn Children…

Podcast #150 Michael Griffin Co-Founder CEO ClientLook CRM.

Duke Long Blog

9/5/2017

Are you using one of the most effective yet underutilized tools for #CRE? How well does your current CRM integrate with the rest of your stack? How well does it integrate all of that data? Do you understand what automation and enhanced efficiency can do for your daily workflow? What if you had an assistant? What if you had a virtual assistant just for your CRM? All this and so much more. For a demo go to Clientlook. Connect with Michael Griffin. The Evolution of REX. Prototypes, Seed Rounds, and…

Zipline drones deliver life-saving medical supplies in under an hour

Inhabitat – Phoenix

9/5/2017

83% of rural Africans lack access to critical healthcare services – and delivering emergency supplies is often difficult or impossible due to ailing infrastructure. Zipline is changing that with the world's first commercial medical delivery drones. A single drone can deliver up to 500 life-saving packages of medical supplies to remote areas in 24 hours. The project, which was just awarded a 2017 INDEX: Award, is a collaboration between Zipline and the Rwandan Government. The service is desi…

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How smart building technology will revolutionize e-commerce and in-store purchases, changing demand for retail and industrial brokers

Start Next Quarter Strong: 4 Ways to Fill Your Pipeline via Your CRM